Wetlands Reserve Program
Who it's for
Landowners of eligible lands (listed below)
What landowners get
Payment for putting a permanent, 30 or 10-year easement on restored wetlands and financial assistance to cover up to 100% of the cost of restoring previously drained or converted wetlands
What landowners do
Retire marginal agricultural lands or restore previously drained or converted wetlands
Land types covered
Wetlands, farmed wetlands, prior converted farmland, farmed wetland pasture, riparian areas that link protected wetlands, lands adjacent to wetlands, previously restored wetlands, farmland that has become a wetland due to flooding, and degraded wetlands that can be restored
Key Documents
- WRP information - from NRCS
- 2002 program description [PDF]
- Information on state programs - from NRCS
- WRP state contacts
- State program fact sheets - from NRCS
News & Publications
06/23/2008
2008 Farm Bill Brings Opportunities, Disappointments
01/04/2006
Fall 2005 Conservation Incentives newsletter [PDF]
01/03/2006
Creating a Conservation Community in Oregon's Willamette Valley In western Oregon, Private Lands Biologist Steve Smith works with landowners who volunteer to restore wildlife habitat on their land.
01/03/2006
Good Conservation Programs Are Specific to the Landowner's Situation
08/31/2004
Ranchers Advance Recovery of Rare Hawaiian Bird Hawaii's state bird, the nene, is being welcomed onto private ranches, where private landowners are volunteering to reintroduce the endangered bird.
Success Stories
Creating a Conservation Community in Oregon's Willamette Valley
In western Oregon, Private Lands Biologist Steve Smith works with landowners who volunteer to restore wildlife habitat on their land.
Ranchers Advance Recovery of Rare Hawaiian Bird
Hawaii's state bird, the nene, is being welcomed onto private ranches, where private landowners are volunteering to reintroduce the endangered bird.
